I have been reading a lot lately about the way things are going in the church in America. There are many ideas out there about what will happen the the western church and the ideals it is built on. From what I understand, some like Phyllis Tickle are thinking it will be a convergence of [...]
Archive for the ‘Remarkable Youth Ministry’ Category
The Gospel Inoculation
17 Feb 2009 at 08:43
Paul
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The Listen Retreat
11 Feb 2009 at 08:24
Paul
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I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
Winter Conference 09
I just got home from the AMIA Winter Conference and was so glad to see my family again. This was my second in attendance and I think I learned just as much as the year before, which is really great.
What I learned:
1. There are a lot of details that go into one of these conferences, [...]
Last Night @ ESPY
We had a great night in discussion at our youth meeting. To start it, we were all eating and one adult leader said that Jack’s apple pies are infinitely better than Milo’s (what the kid was eating). He said, “Compared to a Jack’s apple pie, what your eating is poop.” To which the kid replied,
“I [...]
Gospel – A Personal Good News
07 Jan 2009 at 06:12
Paul
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I just saved money by switching to Geico. Much like this ad series, evangelistic efforts across the globe have enticed people to start a relationship with God by telling them about some good news that they will want to know one day. I grew up hearing the Four Spiritual Laws, Evangelism Explosion, and many other [...]
Communionity
06 Jan 2009 at 07:10
Paul
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There is an interesting discussion going on over at the YM 3.0 page on Facebook. Part of the book dealt with how we see sacraments playing into how we do community in youth ministry and how many ministries are returning to ancient practices to form community.
Highlights so far:
“True communion is the example we’ve had from [...]
Teaching the Gospel
17 Dec 2008 at 06:17
Paul
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Yesterday I blogged about the possibility of the gospel. Can the gospel be a good news to each of us everyday, rather than just a promise for our death? I believe it can. I also believe it won’t be unless we change how we think of it and how we view ourselves.
Most people, when I [...]
The Gospel and the Present
16 Dec 2008 at 07:17
Paul
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I have been thinking a lot lately about the gospel. Not as in the books of the Bible, but of the actual “good news” that we talk so much about in church. It seems that a lot of people think that the gospel is salvation from hell, or just plain fire insurance. I don’t want [...]
Growing Souls – Ministry Roles
15 Dec 2008 at 09:49
Paul
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I am still processing Growing Souls the book form Mark Yaconelli about his work with the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project. One thing that has convicted me about this book is three approaches it outlines in youth ministry. It really shows the difference in what I do in ministry and what I would like to [...]
Another Kind of Success
12 Dec 2008 at 06:48
Paul
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I was reading Genesis 39 yesterday and had another success story come to mind. Joseph sold into slavery and bought by Potiphar was a success. His success came from his relationship with God. “The Lord was with him” is what it says. When Potiphar realized this, he eventually put him in charge of everything.
This is [...]
